JP7140931B1 - CONTENT PROVIDING DEVICE, CONTENT PROVIDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a content providing device, a content providing method, and a program capable of providing more useful information or content to a user of an automobile. A content providing device selects a bicycle route that is passable by bicycle from among a plurality of routes leading to a destination, and superimposes weather data on a map including the bicycle route for display. A processing unit for displaying the [Selection drawing] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a content providing device, a content providing method, and a program.

2. Description of the Related Art There is known a technique for predicting weather that a vehicle will encounter and notifying the driver of the vehicle of the predicted weather (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-51974 A

However, in some cases, the conventional technology cannot sufficiently provide useful information to users of automobiles exposed to rain and wind.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and aims to provide a content providing device, a content providing method, and a program capable of providing more useful information or content to vehicle users. one of the purposes.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a bicycle route that is passable by bicycle is selected from among a plurality of routes leading to a destination, and weather data is superimposed on a map including the bicycle route and displayed on a display. The content providing device includes a processing unit that causes

According to one aspect of the present invention, more useful information or content can be provided to the user of the automobile.

1 is a functional configuration diagram of a content providing system 1 including a content providing device 50 according to a first embodiment; FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a series of processes performed by a processing unit 54 according to the first embodiment; Fig. 4 shows an example of a POI screen. Fig. 10 shows an example of a route search screen with rain cloud display turned off. Fig. 4 shows an example of the route search screen with the rain cloud display turned on. This is an example of a navigation screen.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a content providing device, a content providing method, and a program according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Overview]
A content providing device according to one aspect of the present embodiment selects a route that can be traveled by bicycle (hereinafter referred to as a bicycle route) from among a plurality of routes to a destination, and maps a map including the bicycle route. The meteorological data is superimposed and displayed on the display. The display is, for example, a terminal device (such as a smart phone) that can be operated by a user who uses a bicycle. This terminal device may be carried by the user, or may be attached to the handlebar of a bicycle or the like via a holder. This makes it possible to provide the bicycle user with more useful information or content.

<First embodiment>
[Contents provision system]
FIG. 1 is a functional configuration diagram of a content providing system 1 including a content providing device 50 according to the first embodiment. The content providing system 1 includes, for example, one or more terminal devices 10 and a content providing device 50 . The content providing device 50 and the terminal device 10 communicate with each other via the network NW. The network NW includes the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), a cellular network, and the like.

[Terminal device]
The content providing device 50 cooperates with the UA (User Agent) 12 of the terminal device 10 to provide map content to the user using the terminal device 10 . The map content is the map itself or information related to the map, and includes, for example, POIs (Points of Interest).

The terminal device 10 is a computer device having a communication function and a display function, such as a smart phone, a personal computer, or a tablet terminal. Specifically, the terminal device 10 includes a communication interface for communicating with an external device such as the content providing device 50 via the network NW, a display, and a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver.

The communication interface includes, for example, a network card such as a NIC (Network Interface Card) and a wireless communication module. The display includes, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display. These displays display a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for accepting various input operations from the user. The GNSS receiver measures the position of the terminal device 10 .

Furthermore, the terminal device 10 includes a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and the CPU executes the UA 12 to display map content, GUI, and the like on the display.

[Content providing device]
The content providing device 50 is, for example, a web server that provides a web page to the terminal device 10 in response to a request from a web browser activated as a UA. Also, the content providing device 50 may be an application server that provides the same services as various websites by providing content to the terminal device 10 in response to requests from applications started as UA.

For example, the content providing device 50 includes a communication section 52 , a processing section 54 and a storage section 60 .

The communication unit 52 is, for example, a communication interface such as a network card for connecting to the network NW.

The processing unit 54 is implemented, for example, by a hardware processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program (software). Some or all of the functions of the processing unit 54 are implemented by hardware such as LSI (Large Scale Integration), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), (including circuitry), or by cooperation of software and hardware.

The storage unit 60 is implemented by, for example, a storage device such as a HDD (Hard Disc Drive), flash memory, EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory). The storage unit 130 stores firmware, application programs, and the like executed by the processor. The program may be stored in the storage unit 60 in advance, or may be stored in a removable storage medium (non-transitory storage medium) such as a DVD or CD-ROM, and the storage medium may be installed in the drive device. It may be installed in the storage unit 60 by being installed.

The storage unit 60 also stores map information 62 and weather data, which will be described later. Map information 62 includes map content 64 and POI content 66 . The map content 64 is a general-purpose map including location information such as road position information and POIs. POI content 66 includes information related to point of interest information. The POI content 66 is, for example, the address and contact information of the point information, characteristics, evaluation of the store, comments posted by the user on the point information, and the like. For example, if the location information is a store, the POI content includes the address and contact information of the store, the services or products offered at the store, the evaluation of the store, comments on the store, and the like.

[Processing Flow of Content Providing Apparatus]
The processing contents of the processing unit 54 will be described below with reference to the flowchart. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a series of processes of the processing unit 54 according to the first embodiment. The process of this flowchart may be executed, for example, when a user who uses a bicycle activates a navigation application using the terminal device 10 and searches for a desired POI. A navigation application is an application that performs navigation using a map.

First, the processing unit 54 causes the terminal device 10 to display a screen in which the POIs searched by the user are superimposed on the map (hereinafter referred to as a POI screen) (step S100).

FIG. 3 shows an example of the POI screen. For example, assume that the user has entered a query "XYZ Tower" in the search window W. In this case, the processing unit 54 searches for the POI of "XYZ Tower" from the map information 62, and displays a POI screen in which the coordinate P is highlighted with a symbol or graphic on the map. Further, the processing unit 54 searches for POI contents (images, evaluations, addresses, etc.) related to "XYZ Tower" from the POI contents 66, displays them at the bottom of the POI screen, etc., and presses the navigation start button B1 for starting navigation. Also, a route search button B2 for searching for a route to "XYZ Tower", which is the POI desired by the user, is displayed on the POI screen.

For example, the processing unit 54 determines whether or not the navigation start button B1 has been operated (pressed) (step S102). (step S104). The processing unit 54 waits while displaying the POI screen on the terminal device 10 until any button is operated.

When the navigation start button B1 is operated before the route search button B2 is operated, the processing unit 54 advances the processing to S118, which will be described later.

On the other hand, when the route search button B2 is operated before the navigation start button B1 is operated, the processing unit 54 causes the screen displayed on the terminal device 10 to transition from the POI screen to the route search screen (step S106). In this route search screen, rain clouds, which will be described later, are not superimposed on the map. In other words, the processing unit 54 causes the terminal device 10 to display a route search screen with rain cloud display turned off.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the route search screen with rain cloud display turned off. As shown in the drawing, for example, a current location S and a destination G are displayed on the route search screen with rain cloud display turned off. The current location S is typically the position of the terminal device 10 positioned by the GNSS receiver, but is not limited to this, and may be arbitrarily set by the user. The destination G is "XYZ Tower", which is the POI desired by the user.

For example, the processing unit 54 searches for a plurality of routes from the current location S to the destination G when using various means of transportation such as trains, walking, and bicycles, and calculates the required time for each route for each means of transportation. . Then, the processing unit 54 displays, on the route search screen, an icon indicating the means of transportation and the time required for the route by the means of transportation, as indicated by R1 in the drawing. In the illustrated example, it takes about 40 minutes to travel from the current location S to the destination G by train, about 2 hours and 30 minutes on foot, and about 1 hour and 10 minutes by bicycle. there is For example, when one of these means of transportation is selected, a route assumed to be traveled by the selected means is displayed on the map. In this embodiment, since the user is using a bicycle, it is assumed here that the route using the bicycle is selected.

The route using a bicycle may include a route where the width of the road is narrow and a four-wheeled vehicle cannot pass, and a route such as a stairway that can be passed by temporarily lifting the bicycle.

When one of the transportation routes is selected, the processing unit 54 displays the required time and distance of the route in the lower part of the screen, and also displays the navigation start button B3. Furthermore, the processing unit 54 displays a rain cloud radar button B4 for switching ON/OFF of the rain cloud display on the route search screen.

For example, the processing unit 54 determines whether or not the navigation start button B3 has been operated on the route search screen of FIG. 4 (step S108). It is determined whether or not (step S110). The processing unit 54 waits while displaying the route search screen with the rain cloud display off on the terminal device 10 until any button is operated.

If the navigation start button B3 is operated before the rain cloud radar button B4 is operated, the processing unit 54 advances the processing to S118, which will be described later.

On the other hand, when the rain cloud radar button B4 is operated before the navigation start button B3 is operated, the processing unit 54 switches on the display of rain clouds on the route search screen and displays the rain clouds superimposed on the route search screen. (step S112).

FIG. 5 shows an example of the route search screen with rain cloud display ON. As shown in the figure, on the route search screen with the rain cloud display ON, a layer image with a darker color is superimposed on a position with a large amount of precipitation due to rain clouds, and a lighter color is superimposed on a position with a small amount of precipitation due to rain clouds. For example, the area on the right side of the screen has a light layer image, indicating a small amount of precipitation, and the area on the left side indicates a large amount of precipitation, since the layer image has a dark color.

The density of the layer image is typically determined based on the amount of precipitation observed around the route by the weather observation device at the time when the route was searched (that is, the current time), but is not limited to this. A weather observation device is, for example, a weather radar or a radiosonde, and observes the weather within an observation range and generates data representing the observation results (hereinafter referred to as weather observation data). Meteorological observation data includes wind speed, wind direction, temperature, humidity, etc., in addition to rain cloud precipitation.

For example, the density of the layer image may be determined based on the amount of precipitation observed around the route at a certain time in the past by a weather observation device.

Further, the density of the layer image may be determined based on the amount of precipitation predicted to be observed around the route at a certain time in the future by the weather prediction device. Based on a weather prediction model (also called a numerical forecast model), a weather forecasting device predicts the future weather within the observation range of the weather observation device from the weather observation data generated by the weather observation device, and displays the prediction results. data (hereinafter referred to as weather forecast data) is generated. The weather forecast data includes rainfall amount, wind speed, wind direction, temperature, humidity, etc., like meteorological observation data.

In this manner, the processing unit 54 may determine the gradation of the layer image to be superimposed and displayed on the route search screen based on weather observation data or weather forecast data.

The user can arbitrarily set the time of weather observation data or weather forecast data. In other words, the user can select whether to superimpose the amount of precipitation observed at the current time, the amount of precipitation observed at a certain time in the past, or the amount of precipitation observed at a certain time in the future on the route search screen. You can decide whether to superimpose the predicted precipitation.

For example, as indicated by R2 in the figure, the processing unit 54 displays a slide bar and a play button for adjusting the time of day the amount of precipitation is displayed on the route search screen with the rain cloud display ON. The slide bar and play button indicated by R2 can be hidden by operating the hide button B5.

For example, when the user slides the slide bar from the center of the screen to the right, the shade changes according to the amount of precipitation expected to be observed in the future, such as 1 hour later, 2 hours later, and 3 hours later. A determined layer image is superimposed on the map. On the other hand, when the user slides the slide bar from the center of the screen to the left, a layered image is superimposed on the map, with the shading determined according to the amount of precipitation observed up to a certain time in the past, such as one hour ago. .

Further, when the playback button is operated, the processing unit 54 may display layer images corresponding to each time from the current time to a future time in chronological order while switching at certain intervals.

In addition, for the sake of illustration, the large amount of precipitation and the small amount of precipitation are distinguished by shading, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a warm color may be used for a position with a large amount of precipitation, and a cool color may be used for a position with a small amount of precipitation.

For example, the processing unit 54 determines whether or not the navigation start button B3 has been operated on the route search screen of FIG. 5 (step S114). It is determined whether or not it has been done (step S116). The processing unit 54 waits while displaying the route search screen with the rain cloud display ON on the terminal device 10 until any button is operated.

If the navigation start button B3 is operated before the rain cloud radar button B4 is operated again, the processing unit 54 advances the processing to S118, which will be described later.

On the other hand, if the rain cloud radar button B4 is operated again before the navigation start button B3 is operated, the processing unit 54 switches off the rain cloud display on the route search screen and returns the process to S106. As a result, the screen of the display of the terminal device 10 transitions from the route search screen with rain cloud display ON to the route search screen with rain cloud display OFF.

When the navigation start button B1 is operated in the process of S102, or when the navigation start button B3 is operated in each of the processes of S108 and S114, the processing unit 54 selects the route selected by the user (for example, the bicycle route). A screen (hereinafter referred to as a navigation screen) for navigating along is displayed on the terminal device 10 (step S118).

FIG. 6 shows an example of the navigation screen. As shown in the figure, on the navigation screen, the route from the current location to a relay point that requires a course change such as a right turn or left turn, and the route from the relay point to a further point are highlighted on the map. Also, on the navigation screen, the distance and time to the relay point are displayed. The current position may be updated according to the position of the terminal device 10 positioned by the GNSS receiver.

For example, the processing unit 54 determines whether or not the end button B6 has been operated on the navigation screen of FIG. 6 (step S120). It is displayed (step S122), and the processing of this flowchart is terminated. Moreover, the processing unit 54 may cause the terminal device 10 to display the top screen on condition that the position of the terminal device 10 positioned by the GNSS receiver approaches the vicinity of the destination. This completes the processing of this flowchart.

According to the first embodiment described above, the content providing apparatus 50 selects a bicycle-passable route from among a plurality of routes leading to a destination, based on the user's operation, and selects a bicycle-friendly route. Weather data such as precipitation is superimposed on a map including the route and displayed on the terminal device 10 . This makes it possible to provide the bicycle user with more useful information or content. In particular, users of automobiles, which are exposed to rain and wind, consider the weather not only on the outbound trip but also on the return trip. can support

<Modified Example of First Embodiment>
Modifications of the first embodiment will be described below. In the first embodiment, the description has been given on the assumption that the amount of precipitation of rain clouds included in weather observation data or weather forecast data is superimposed on the route search screen, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the processing unit 54 may superimpose other indicators included in weather observation data or weather forecast data such as wind direction and wind speed, amount of snow cover, amount of scattered pollen, amount of incoming yellow sand on the route search screen. In addition, the processing unit 54 may superimpose and display each piece of information included in the road traffic information, such as the position of the frozen road surface and the position of the flooded road surface, on the route search screen.

<Second embodiment>
A second embodiment will be described below. In the second embodiment, when the user selects a bicycle route, based on the weather data (weather observation data or weather forecast data) superimposed on the route search screen, the user is prompted not to proceed further along the bicycle route. is displayed on the terminal device 10, which is different from the above-described first embodiment. In the following, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and descriptions of common points with the first embodiment will be omitted. In addition, in description of 2nd Embodiment, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected and demonstrated about the same part as 1st Embodiment.

For example, the weather around a bicycle route is bad weather such as thunderstorms or heavy rain, and it may not be recommended to proceed on that bicycle route. In such a case, the processing unit 54 according to the second embodiment searches for stores along the bicycle route based on the map content 64 and the POI content 66, and gives the user benefits available at those stores. Then, the processing unit 54 causes the terminal device 10 to display, as predetermined information, the location of the store where the privilege is available and the information that the privilege has been granted to the user. Benefits include, for example, discount coupons that can be used to discount the purchase price of goods or services, redemption coupons that can be used to redeem goods or services for free, electronic money or points that can be used to purchase goods or services, etc. can be In this way, if there is bad weather around the searched bicycle route, it is possible to encourage the bicycle user to temporarily evacuate indoors by providing benefits that can be used at shops along the route. .

Moreover, the processing unit 54 may cause the terminal device 10 to display the position of a building that can simply protect against rain and wind, without being limited to a commercial facility such as a store.

In addition, the processing unit 54 may cause the terminal device 10 to display, as predetermined information, an alert that calls the user's attention when the weather around the bicycle route is bad. For example, the user sees the route search screen with the rain cloud display ON, recognizes that the weather around the route is bad, and performs an operation to change the bicycle route to another route without operating the navigation start button B3. Suppose In this case, the processing unit 54 may not display an alert.

On the other hand, it is assumed that the user operates the navigation start button B3 without changing the bicycle route even though the user sees the route search screen with the rain cloud display ON and recognizes that the weather around the route is bad. In this case, when displaying the navigation screen, the processing unit 54 may display an alert indicating that it is not recommended to proceed on the bicycle route. This can prompt the user to review the route. An operation of changing the bicycle route is an example of a "first operation", and an operation of the navigation start button B3 is an example of a "second operation".

<Modification of Second Embodiment>
Modifications of the second embodiment will be described below. In the second embodiment, an alert is displayed to call the user's attention and prompt the user to change the route, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the processing unit 54 determines whether or not the weather around the bicycle route is bad based on weather data without relying on the user's operation, and automatically changes the route if the weather is bad around the bicycle route. good too.

According to at least one of the embodiments described above, the content providing device 50 selects a bicycle-passable route from among a plurality of routes leading to a destination based on a user's operation, and selects a bicycle-friendly route. The terminal device 10 superimposes weather data such as precipitation on a map including the route of . This makes it possible to provide the bicycle user with more useful information or content.

As described above, the mode for carrying out the present invention has been described using the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to such embodiments at all, and various modifications and replacements can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. can be added.

1 Content providing system 10 Terminal device 50 Content providing device 52 Communication unit 54 Processing unit 60 Storage unit 62 Map information 64 Map content

Claims (7)

a processing unit that selects a bicycle route, which is a route that can be traveled by a bicycle, from among a plurality of routes leading to a destination, superimposes weather data on a map that includes the bicycle route, and displays the map on a display ;
The processing unit is
causing the display to display predetermined information for urging the user not to follow the bicycle route based on the weather data to be superimposed on the map;
After the map on which the weather data is superimposed is displayed on the display, if the user performs a first operation to change the bicycle route, an alert to call attention to the user is displayed as the predetermined information on the display. do not display in
After the map on which the weather data is superimposed is displayed on the display, if the user performs a second operation for starting navigation of the bicycle route without performing the first operation, the alert is displayed. displayed on the display as predetermined information;
Content provider. The weather data includes information on at least one of rain, wind, snow, pollen, and yellow sand.
The content providing device according to claim 1. The weather data includes weather observation data observed around the bicycle route at a certain time in the past and weather forecast data expected to be observed around the bicycle route at a certain time in the future,
The processing unit superimposes the weather observation data or the weather forecast data on the map and displays it on the display.
3. The content providing device according to claim 1 or 2. The processing unit changes the time of the weather observation data or the weather forecast data to be superimposed on the map in accordance with a user's operation.
4. The content providing device according to claim 3. The processing unit changes the bicycle route based on the weather data superimposed on the map.
The content providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . the computer
Select a bicycle route, which is a route that can be traveled by bicycle, from among multiple routes leading to the destination,
superimposing weather data on a map including the bicycle route and displaying it on a display ;
causing the display to display predetermined information for urging the user not to follow the bicycle route based on the weather data to be superimposed on the map;
After the map on which the weather data is superimposed is displayed on the display, if the user performs a first operation to change the bicycle route, an alert to call attention to the user is displayed as the predetermined information on the display. do not display in
After the map on which the weather data is superimposed is displayed on the display, if the user performs a second operation for starting navigation of the bicycle route without performing the first operation, the alert is displayed. displayed on the display as predetermined information;
Content Delivery Method. to the computer,
Selecting a bicycle route that is passable by bicycle from a plurality of routes leading to a destination;
superimposing weather data on a map including the bicycle route and displaying it on a display;
causing the display to display predetermined information for urging the user not to follow the bicycle route based on the weather data superimposed on the map;
After the map on which the weather data is superimposed is displayed on the display, if the user performs a first operation to change the bicycle route, an alert to call attention to the user is displayed as the predetermined information on the display. not be displayed in
After the map on which the weather data is superimposed is displayed on the display, if the user performs a second operation for starting navigation of the bicycle route without performing the first operation, the alert is displayed. displaying on the display as predetermined information;
program to run the

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